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<p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In_Brief_137_Stranger_Things_0.jpg" style="width: 421px; height: 652px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />The advent of streaming video from services like Netflix, Hulu and HCPL&#39;s own (FREE!) <a href="https://www.hoopladigital.com/home"><strong>Hoopla</strong></a>, has given rise to more lost weekends than Friday happy hour two-fer tequila shots. I&#39;m speaking, of course, of the binge-watch. You know how it goes: you plop down on the couch to commune for a short while with the more vegetative aspects of your nature. The next thing you know, you&#39;re rooted to the cushions, you haven&#39;t showered in two days, and you&#39;ve footed the pizza guy&#39;s tuition bill for the coming semester. You have also methodically consumed entire runs of obscure, short-lived but eminently worthwhile TV series--which makes it all worth it.</p>
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<p>Readers know that the same thing can happen with the stack of books on their nightstands.</p>
<p>The fact is that it is occasionally necessary to unplug by plugging in. To devour things whole instead of a nibble here, a nibble there--to remind you that pushing the limits of your attention span is rewarding and also a sovereign antidote to that feeling you&#39;re drowning in the flood of infobytes that, for good and ill, defines 21st century life. It&#39;s not that you&#39;re missing the forest for the trees. It&#39;s that you&#39;re missing that one tree that contains whole worlds in and of itself.</p>
<p>Let it be known that today, August 5, 2016, Book Hunters in Brief absolves you of all responsibilities this weekend. Washing the dog can wait. Mowing the lawn can wait. Calling your mom can wait. Pull the shades, turn off the phone. Give yourself over to a long, deep breath.</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=it+stephen+king&amp;te="><strong>It</strong></a> by Stephen King<br />
<a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=boys+life+robert+mccammon&amp;te="><strong>Boy&#39;s Life</strong></a> by Robert McCammon<br />
<a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=paper+girls+brian+vaughan&amp;te="><strong>Paper Girls</strong></a> by Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang<br />
<a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=ready+player+one+ernest+cline&amp;te="><strong>Ready Player One</strong></a> by Ernest Cline<br />
<a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=my+best+friend%27s+exorcism+hendrix&amp;te="><strong>My Best Friend&rsquo;s Exorcism </strong></a>by Grady Hendrix<br />
<a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=the+girl+with+all+the+gifts+carey&amp;te="><strong>The Girl with All the Gifts</strong></a> by M. R. Carey</p>
<p>You say you&#39;re a go-getter? You say Gung-ho is your middle name? You say your picture is next to &#39;work ethic&#39; in the dictionary? We say, &quot;go get &#39;em, Tiger.&quot; But you&#39;ll need something to read while you wait for the rest of us to catch up. Visit <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Book Hunters</strong></a>, tell us what you like and don&#39;t like to read, and we&#39;ll compile a reading list customized for your particular tastes.</p>
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<script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script>http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-137-stranger-things#commentsFictionGraphic NovelsHorrorStranger thingsFri, 05 Aug 2016 19:17:32 +0000David Cherry21348 at http://www.hcpl.netThe Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Servicehttp://www.hcpl.net/content/kurosagi-corpse-delivery-service
<p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=kurosagi+corpse+delivery+service&amp;rw=0"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=1616557540/MC.GIF" style="width: 106px; height: 150px; float: right;" /></a>All caught up on <a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=tokyo+ghoul&amp;te=">Tokyo Ghoul</a>? Looking for your next horror fix? <a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=kurosagi+corpse+delivery+service&amp;rw=0">The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service</a> is an unforgettably humorous and often chilling series that blends the lighthearted camp of Scooby Doo with shades of Hannibal.</p>
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Written by the author of cult sensation MPD Psycho, The&nbsp;Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service centers on an eccentric and eclectic cast of recently graduated Buddhist college students trying to find a way to make a living. After discovering that each of them possess a gift that allow them to find and communicate with the dead, they come up with a very unique business idea; to find and fulfill the last wishes of the recently deceased in exchange for whatever&rsquo;s in their wallets. The only problem seems to be how many of these corpses need help solving their murders.</p>
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<script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script>http://www.hcpl.net/content/kurosagi-corpse-delivery-service#commentsEiji ŌtsukaGraphic NovelsHorrorTue, 28 Jun 2016 16:42:58 +0000Lacy L21100 at http://www.hcpl.netBook Hunters in Brief #111: Pride & Prejudice & Zombieshttp://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-111-pride-prejudice-zombies
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In_Brief_111_Pride&amp;Prejudice&amp;Zombies.jpg" style="width: 421px; height: 576px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />One cannot help thinking that Jane Austen is rolling over in her grave with today&#39;s release of <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pride_and_prejudice_and_zombies/"><strong>Pride &amp; Prejudice &amp; Zombies</strong></a> which seems entirely in keeping with the occasion. All I know is that the filmmakers are some uncommonly gutsy people. Not only are they courting the ire of a legion of diehard (sorry) Austen fans, but also the possible awakening of an undead Austen who, one suspects, would be a tad cranky after such a long nap, and most likely hankering for a big, steaming skullful of brains.</p>
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<p>Book Hunters wishes the filmmakers luck, and suggests boarding up the windows and sharpening the kitchen knives. For you, Dear Reader, we offer some P&amp;P&amp;K readalikes.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=sense+sensibility+sea+monsters&amp;te=">Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters</a></strong> by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=mr+darcy+vampyre+amanda+grange&amp;te=">Mr. Darcy, Vampyre</a></strong> by Amanda Grange</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=jane+bites+back+ford&amp;te="><strong>Jane Bites Back </strong></a>by Michael Thomas Ford</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=soulless+gail+carriger&amp;te=">Soulless</a></strong> by Gail Carriger<br />
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<a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=iron+duke+meljean+brook&amp;te="><strong>The Iron Duke</strong></a> by Meljean Brook<br />
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<a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/adm/search/results?qu=iron+assassin+greenwood&amp;te="><strong>The Iron Assassin</strong></a> by Ed Greenwood</p>
<p>You say Austen was doing just fine without spatter and gore? Suit yourself. Or better yet, let <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants">Book Hunters</a></strong> build a reading list that suits you. It&#39;s easy, fast and always free.<br />
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<p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=welcome+to+night+vale&amp;rw=0"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9780062351425/LC.JPG" style="width: 99px; height: 150px; float: right;" /></a>Based on the of (in)famous podcast of the same name, <a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=welcome+to+night+vale&amp;rw=0">Welcome to Night Vale</a> is set in the little desert town of Night Vale. A place that, on the surface, is just like any other small town you might come across, with a friendly, tight-knit community, quaint mom-and-pop stores, and mysterious plastic lawn flamingoes that cause you to relive every moment of your life from the moment of your birth until the end of time itself&hellip;. Oh, wait&hellip;</p>
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<p>In a vein reminiscent of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, Welcome to Night Vale is a fast-paced romp which casually enters the world of the ridiculous, but with such a matter-of-fact delivery that will leave your head spinning if you aren&#39;t paying attention. It&#39;s a genuinely enjoyable read, not in spite of this, but because of this. It&#39;s wild. And this absolutely disorienting weirdness can really cook up some scares. Whether or not you&#39;re familiar with the podcast that spawned this novel, this is sure to be a delightfully spooky read.</p>
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<script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script>http://www.hcpl.net/content/welcome-night-vale#commentsAuthorsHorrorJeffrey CranorJoseph FinkScience FictionMon, 01 Feb 2016 23:47:27 +0000Lacy L20137 at http://www.hcpl.netTokyo Ghoulhttp://www.hcpl.net/content/tokyo-ghoul
<p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=tokyo+ghoul&amp;rw=0"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9781421580364/LC.JPG" style="width: 150px; height: 216px; float: right;" /></a>For horror fans who like their daily dose of frights fast and dirty, <a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=tokyo+ghoul&amp;rw=0">Tokyo Ghoul</a> might be just the ticket.</p>
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<p>Lacking the distracting shounen manga tropes of harems or other forms of gratuitous fan service, Tokyo Ghoul aims to tell the reader a single story and sticks to that narrative. Gruesome, sometimes tragic, it&rsquo;s certainly not for those easily turned off by violence, but is by no means an empty gore fest. Personally, I still find the main character a little dull even after three volumes, but that&rsquo;s only because the characters surrounding him are all so interesting, and it&rsquo;s obvious that the protag is supposed to act as an observer for the reader. The plot itself is gritty and full of action, but also poses surprisingly deep questions about the right to life of predator versus prey, as well as the age-old question of what it means to be human.&nbsp;</p>
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<a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=maplecroft&amp;rw=0"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9780451466976/LC.JPG" style="width: 150px; height: 226px; float: right;" /></a>Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks, and when she saw what she had done, she wrote in her journal, &ldquo;Just saved the world, son.&rdquo;</p>
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<p><a href="http://hcpl2.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=maplecroft&amp;rw=0">Maplecroft</a> is a blend of fact and a whole lot of fiction, revolving around the lives of Lizzie Borden, her sister Emma, and a doctor investigating a series of strange and violent occurrences happening in the sleepy town of Fall River. Creatures have been creeping around in the shadows, friends and neighbors begin acting strangely, and there&rsquo;s something&hellip; unspeakable&hellip; in the water. Lizzie Borden has known about it. She&rsquo;s known about it since the malady first crept into the minds of her parents. The malady that threatened to overtake the village whose residents now scorn her as a murderess.</p>
<p>This is an easy book to get lost in, that will hit fans of H. P. Lovecraft right in the nostalgia. The author, Cherie Priest, crafts the language and tone of the book in such a way that it really feels like it was written in the time of Lovecraft. It doesn&rsquo;t feel forced, it doesn&rsquo;t feel faked or cheesy, it feels natural. And that is just such a rare quality in a modern fiction novel with a turn of the century setting. There&rsquo;s something about the formality of the language used in that time period, that Ms. Priest holds in such excellent command, a sense of displacement that really amps up tension, that comes right in through your chest and freezes your breath in your throat. The creeping, slow madness that follows the plot into its climax is so visceral.</p>
<p>In my opinion, this is a must-read for any fan of cosmic horror.</p>
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<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=halloween&amp;te=&amp;lm=BLUE-RAY"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=013132606330&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=/MC.GIF" style="width: 94px; height: 120px; float: right;" /></a>Hey, readers!</p>
<p>Sooo, it&rsquo;s pretty much <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=halloween&amp;te=&amp;lm=BLUE-RAY">Halloween</a>, and I was thinking that instead of doing my usual three posts/month reviews, I&rsquo;d just make one mega-post this month with a large variety of books to discuss for your pleasure. But in, like, a more abridged than usual sort of way. Because this <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=insidious+3&amp;te=">Insidious 3</a> movie ain&rsquo;t gonna watch itself.</p>
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<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=nick+cutter+the+troop&amp;te=">The Troop</a>- Put simply, this book is best described as Stephen King&rsquo;s <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=dreamcatcher+stephen+king&amp;te=">Dreamcatcher</a> meets <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=lord+of+the+flies&amp;te=">Lord of the Flies</a> and it&rsquo;s just as stomach-churningly horrifying as that sounds. In a good way.</p>
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<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=your+house+is+on+fire&amp;te=">Your House is on Fire, Your Children All Gone</a> &ndash; Want to be scared but you&rsquo;re cursed with a short attention span due to side effects caused by years of Twitter, binge-watching 15 second videos of screaming goats and consuming &gt;3 paragraph creepypastas on Reddit? This is the perfect book for you! This book consists of loosely connected stories revolving around a group of men and women recounting bizarre incidents in their childhood all living in one creepy little town.</p>
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<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=welcome+to+night+vale&amp;te=">Welcome to Night Vale</a>- Whether or not you&rsquo;ve heard of the mysterious, ridiculous, sometimes genuinely creepy podcast by the same name, this is not a book to make direct eye contact with. Seriously, do not look directly at the eye. Do not do it. DO NOT. And now, the weather.</p>
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<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=the+library+at+mount+char&amp;te=">The Library at Mount Char</a>- Carolyn is a bit of a nerd. A magical nerd, to be exact, living in a magical library owned by her not-father who might or might not be a god but who is also missing or possibly dead. So now there&rsquo;s the question of what happens now? Carolyn and her fellow not-brothers and not-sisters must nerd their way to the truth, but in the most awesome and violence-filled way possible, while also protecting the magic library from other maybe-gods who want to mosey on in now that dad&rsquo;s on vacation/rotting in a shallow grave somewhere.</p>
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<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=the+boy+who+drew+monsters&amp;te=">The Boy Who Drew Monsters</a>- Children with wicked awesome imaginations are super cool. A child with a wicked awesome imagination who might be using said imagination to draw up abominations never meant to see the light of the sun that then might or might not be coming to life to savage the town? Significantly less cool. Now meet his terrified parents!</p>
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<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=this+is+not+a+test+courtney&amp;te=">This is Not a Test</a>- Hey! Do you like zombies? Do you like heart-wrenching teen drama that makes you wanna curl up around a box of tissues and tea and never get up ever again because you have been emotionally destroyed? Then this is the book for you!</p>
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<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+girl+from+the+well&amp;rw=0"> <img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9781492608684/MC.GIF" style="width: 100px; height: 120px; float: right;" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+girl+from+the+well&amp;rw=0">The Girl from the Well</a>- Ever wonder what day to day life was like for the ghost girl from The Ring? No, like, the actual ghost. Like, what she did when she wasn&#39;t murdering you for watching her haunted murder tape. And, what exactly was she thinking when she <em>was</em> murdering your face off? Well, this might give you a pretty good idea. While not actually the girl from The Ring, the story still follows the archetypal Japanese vengeful ghost tale, but this time, from the point of view of the ghost.</p>
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<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=anya%27s+ghost&amp;te=">Anya&rsquo;s Ghost</a>- Anya is a socially awkward teen who happens to fall down a big ole hole and finds herself making reluctant besties with the ghost whose crib said hole is. Antics and attempted murder ensues.</p>
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<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=broken+monsters+lauren&amp;te=">Broken Monsters</a>- Detroit. Done screaming? Okay, Broken Monsters follows Detective Gabriella Versado as she tracks down a killer in Detroit leaving behind murder scenes that would make the cinematographers of tv&rsquo;s <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/webcat/search/results?qu=hannibal+chiswick&amp;te=">Hannibal</a> stand up and do a slow clap.</p>
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<p>Welp, that&#39;s about all she wrote for this post. I hope you dudes find something here to Yertle your Turtle. Have a spooky Halloween, you guys.</p>
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<script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script>http://www.hcpl.net/content/spooky-halloween-mega-post-madness-and-laziness#commentsAnya's GhostBroken MonstersDreamcatcherFantasyFictionGraphic NovelshalloweenHorrorScience FictionThe Boy Who Drew MonstersThe Girl From the WellThe Library at Mount CharThe TroopThis is not a TestWelcome to Night ValeYour house is on fire your children all goneSat, 31 Oct 2015 03:31:25 +0000Lacy L19522 at http://www.hcpl.netBook Hunters #97: Teen Horror!http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-97-teen-horror
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<p>One of the odder things about us humans is that many of us really, really like to be scared out of our wits--not everyone by a long shot, but enough of us to make scaring the bejeezus out of people a billion dollar business.</p>
<p>This week, <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Book Hunters</strong></a> get in on the act and offer some frighteningly good reads for young adults.</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=ashes+ilsa+j+bick&amp;rw=0"><strong>Ashes</strong></a> by Ilsa J. Bick</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=coldest+girl+holly+black&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Coldest Girl in Coldtown</strong></a> by Holly Black</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=anna+dressed+in+blood+kendare+blake&amp;rw=0"><strong>Anna Dressed in Blood</strong></a> by Kendare Blake</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=prince+of+mist+zafon&amp;rw=0"><strong>The Prince of Mist</strong></a> by Carlos Ruiz Zafon</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=bruiser+neal+shusterman&amp;rw=0"><strong>Bruiser</strong></a> by Neal Shusterman</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=The+Monstrumologist+Rick+Yancey&amp;rw=0">The Monstrumologist</a></strong> by Rick Yancey</p>
<p>We hope you enjoy these--or enjoy not enjoying them, or whatever--there are plenty more where they came from. Just visit <strong><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants">Book Hunters</a></strong> online, answer a few questions and we&#39;ll whip up a customized reading list that will have you checking twice under your bed before you turn out the lights.</p>
<p>Book Hunters also want to take a minute to remind you to drive with extra care tomorrow night. Sometimes the promise of candy will make even the most careful kid forget to look both ways.</p>
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<script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script>http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-97-teen-horror#commentsHorrorTeensFri, 30 Oct 2015 20:41:53 +0000David Cherry19518 at http://www.hcpl.netBook Hunters in Brief #94: Frankenstein Rebornhttp://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-94-frankenstein-reborn
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In_Brief_94_Frankenstein_Reborn.jpg" style="width: 421px; height: 561px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />As with so many archetypal characters--Robin Hood, Cinderella, the Cowboy--each generation remakes Frankenstein&#39;s monster in its own image. Originally, a stand-in for science run amok, nowadays, the monster tends toward the brooding and existential--goading us to ask questions like, <em>why are we here? What is our relationship to our creator? What is the rational response to a world that seems increasingly hostile to our existence?</em></p>
<p>Writers have been riffing on Mary Shelley&#39;s creation almost since she first loosed him on the world. This week, the <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Book Hunters</strong></a> offer several spins--some serious, some lighter--on Frankenstein&#39;s monster.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=casebook+victor+frankenstein+ackroyd&amp;rw=0">The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein</a></strong> by Peter Ackroyd</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=monster+frankenstein+dave+Zeltserman&amp;rw=0">Monster: a Novel of Frankenstein</a></strong> by Dave Zeltserman</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=dr+frankenstein%27s+daughters+suzanne+weyn&amp;rw=0">Dr. Frankenstein&rsquo;s Daughters</a></strong> by Suzanne Weyn</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=frankenstein%27s+dog+r.l.+stine&amp;rw=0">Frankenstein&rsquo;s Dog</a></strong> by R.L. Stine</p>
<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=frankenstein+takes+cake+adam+rex&amp;rw=0"><strong>Frankenstein Takes the Cake</strong></a> by Adam Rex</p>
<p>You say you prefer your reading heebie-jeebie-free? That&#39;s fine with <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Book Hunters</strong></a>! Just tell us what you like and don&#39;t like and we&#39;ll go down to the lab and put together a monster of a reading list just for you.<br />
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<p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+sacred+lies+of+minnow+bly&amp;rw=0#"><img alt="" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=&amp;isbn=9780803740709/LC.JPG" style="width: 99px; height: 150px; float: right;" /></a>Minnow Bly has learned some hard lessons in the short seventeen years that make up her life. She&rsquo;s learned that parts of you that you take for granted can be taken away, your family can betray you in the blink of an eye, and she&rsquo;s learned that the power of belief can be the most dangerous thing of all.</p>
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<a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=the+sacred+lies+of+minnow+bly&amp;rw=0#">The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly</a> by Stephanie Oakes will hurt your heart in the most delicious ways. Her character Minnow is at once innocent and jaded, sweet and bitter, terrified and fiercely courageous. She&rsquo;s someone you will root for with every vicious word you read. This is a book I&rsquo;d recommend to anyone, no matter what kind of story you&rsquo;re looking for. It is a book you&rsquo;ll stay up past your bedtime to finish. It&rsquo;s a book you read because you want to know everything about the characters. Trust me on this when I say you will not forget Minnow.</p>
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